El Reg pays tribute to father of Playmobil

Exclusive snaps from Vulture Central's Hans Beck bash

It pains us to report that Sarko's fit of pique was not the only unfortunate incident of the night. Two American Stereotypes™ who attempted to gatecrash the shindig were unceremoniously escorted from the building by their British counterparts:

Mercifully, no shots were exchanged, and our two stateside friends were later seen downing sippin' whiskey in a Saaarf London bar.

Another victim of the tight security around Vulture Central was this Aussie, trying to gain entry with illegal ornithological specimens:

Operatives moved with leopard-like speed to contain the threat, while our Oz chum was quite perplexed as to what exactly had given the game away. He was later found to have a brace of songbirds stuffed in his lunchbox, although there is no suggestion that Carli Bruni had a hand in it.